Double angle in tension
Verified against CSA S16-19, AISC 360-22 and CISC SST 12.1, 2026-10-01
Two angles back to back as a tension brace, with the connection's eccentricity, to CSA S16. Check two angles back to back as a brace in tension, vertical with the gusset between them or horizontal with them on it. The gross section's yield and the slenderness are checked; with the connection's eccentricity the pair bends as a tee, its moment resistance is AISC 360-22 F9's, and the tension and moment are combined by CSA S16 Cl. 13.9.
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Checks
| Check | D/C | Utilisation | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tension ok\(\htmlClass{sym-T_f}{T_{f}} \leq \htmlClass{sym-T_r}{T_{r}} \quad \Rightarrow \quad \htmlClass{sym-T_f}{50\ \mathrm{kN}} \leq \htmlClass{sym-T_r}{1.156\ \mathrm{MN}}\) | 0.04 | PASS | |
| Slenderness x ok\(\htmlClass{sym-lambda_x}{\lambda_{x}} \leq 300 \quad \Rightarrow \quad \htmlClass{sym-lambda_x}{95.85} \leq 300\) | 0.32 | PASS | |
| Slenderness y ok\(\htmlClass{sym-lambda_y}{\lambda_{y}} \leq 300 \quad \Rightarrow \quad \htmlClass{sym-lambda_y}{64.38} \leq 300\) | 0.21 | PASS | |
| Slenderness 1 ok\(\htmlClass{sym-lambda_1}{\lambda_{1}} \leq 300 \quad \Rightarrow \quad \htmlClass{sym-lambda_1}{50} \leq 300\) | 0.17 | PASS | |
| Tension bending ok\(\htmlClass{sym-I_a}{I_{a}} \leq 1 \quad \Rightarrow \quad \htmlClass{sym-I_a}{0.07447} \leq 1\) | 0.07 | PASS | |
| Bending less tension ok\(\htmlClass{sym-I_b}{I_{b}} \leq 1 \quad \Rightarrow \quad \htmlClass{sym-I_b}{-0.03581} \leq 1\) | -0.04 | PASS |
Results
| Quantity | Description | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| \(\htmlClass{sym-T_r}{T_{r}}\) | Tensile resistance, gross section | 1.156 | \(\mathrm{MN}\) |
| \(\htmlClass{sym-M_rx}{M_{\mathrm{rx}}}\) | Moment resistance about x | 24.68 | \(\mathrm{kN} \cdot \mathrm{m}\) |
Derivation
S16 Cl. 3.2, E = 200 000 MPa
\[\begin{aligned} \htmlClass{sym-E}{E} &= 200\ \mathrm{GPa} \end{aligned}\]S16 Cl. 13.2, gross section yield
\[\begin{aligned} \htmlClass{sym-T_r}{T_{r}} &= \htmlClass{sym-phi}{\phi} \cdot \htmlClass{sym-A_0}{A_{0}} \cdot \htmlClass{sym-F_y}{F_{y}} \\ &= \htmlClass{sym-phi}{0.9} \cdot \htmlClass{sym-A_0}{4280\ \mathrm{mm}^{2}} \cdot \htmlClass{sym-F_y}{300\ \mathrm{MPa}} \\ &= 1.156\ \mathrm{MN} \end{aligned}\]S16 Cl. 10.4.1, L/r for a member in tension
\[\begin{aligned} \htmlClass{sym-lambda_x}{\lambda_{x}} &= \frac{\htmlClass{sym-L_x}{L_{x}}}{\htmlClass{sym-r_x}{r_{x}}} \\ &= \frac{\htmlClass{sym-L_x}{3000\ \mathrm{mm}}}{\htmlClass{sym-r_x}{31.3\ \mathrm{mm}}} \\ &= 95.85 \end{aligned}\]S16 Cl. 10.4.1, L/r for a member in tension
\[\begin{aligned} \htmlClass{sym-lambda_y}{\lambda_{y}} &= \frac{\htmlClass{sym-L_y}{L_{y}}}{\htmlClass{sym-r_y2}{r_{y2}}} \\ &= \frac{\htmlClass{sym-L_y}{3000\ \mathrm{mm}}}{\htmlClass{sym-r_y2}{46.6\ \mathrm{mm}}} \\ &= 64.38 \end{aligned}\]S16 Cl. 19.3.1, one angle between spacers
\[\begin{aligned} \htmlClass{sym-lambda_1}{\lambda_{1}} &= \frac{\max\left(\htmlClass{sym-L_x}{L_{x}}, \htmlClass{sym-L_y}{L_{y}}\right)}{\htmlClass{sym-n}{n} \cdot \htmlClass{sym-r_z}{r_{z}}} \\ &= \frac{\max\left(\htmlClass{sym-L_x}{3000\ \mathrm{mm}}, \htmlClass{sym-L_y}{3000\ \mathrm{mm}}\right)}{\htmlClass{sym-n}{3} \cdot \htmlClass{sym-r_z}{20\ \mathrm{mm}}} \\ &= 50 \end{aligned}\]Branch: \(g \geq y_{c}\) held
Branch: \(\mathrm{stem} \leq 1\) held
AISC 360-22 F9-3
\[\begin{aligned} \htmlClass{sym-M_y}{M_{y}} &= \htmlClass{sym-S_xt}{S_{\mathrm{xt}}} \cdot \htmlClass{sym-F_y}{F_{y}} \\ &= \htmlClass{sym-S_xt}{57800\ \mathrm{mm}^{3}} \cdot \htmlClass{sym-F_y}{300\ \mathrm{MPa}} \\ &= 17.34\ \mathrm{kN} \cdot \mathrm{m} \end{aligned}\]AISC 360-22 F9-1 and F9-2, M_p = 1.6 M_y, under F_y Z_x for every tabulated pair
\[\begin{aligned} \htmlClass{sym-M_n1}{M_{n1}} &= 1.6 \cdot \htmlClass{sym-M_y}{M_{y}} \\ &= 1.6 \cdot \htmlClass{sym-M_y}{17.34\ \mathrm{kN} \cdot \mathrm{m}} \\ &= 27.74\ \mathrm{kN} \cdot \mathrm{m} \end{aligned}\]AISC 360-22 F9-11
\[\begin{aligned} \htmlClass{sym-B}{B} &= 2.3 \cdot \frac{\htmlClass{sym-d_0}{d_{0}}}{\htmlClass{sym-L_y}{L_{y}}} \cdot \sqrt{\frac{\htmlClass{sym-I_y}{I_{y}}}{\htmlClass{sym-J}{J}}} \\ &= 2.3 \cdot \frac{\htmlClass{sym-d_0}{102\ \mathrm{mm}}}{\htmlClass{sym-L_y}{3000\ \mathrm{mm}}} \cdot \sqrt{\frac{\htmlClass{sym-I_y}{9.294 \times 10^{6}\ \mathrm{mm}^{4}}}{\htmlClass{sym-J}{176000\ \mathrm{mm}^{4}}}} \\ &= 0.5683 \end{aligned}\]AISC 360-22 F9-10
\[\begin{aligned} \htmlClass{sym-M_cr}{M_{\mathrm{cr}}} &= 1.95 \cdot \frac{\htmlClass{sym-E}{E}}{\htmlClass{sym-L_y}{L_{y}}} \cdot \sqrt{\htmlClass{sym-I_y}{I_{y}} \cdot \htmlClass{sym-J}{J}} \cdot \left(\htmlClass{sym-B}{B} + \sqrt{1 + \htmlClass{sym-B}{B}^{2}}\right) \\ &= 1.95 \cdot \frac{\htmlClass{sym-E}{200\ \mathrm{GPa}}}{\htmlClass{sym-L_y}{3000\ \mathrm{mm}}} \cdot \sqrt{\htmlClass{sym-I_y}{9.294 \times 10^{6}\ \mathrm{mm}^{4}} \cdot \htmlClass{sym-J}{176000\ \mathrm{mm}^{4}}} \cdot \left(\htmlClass{sym-B}{0.5683} + \sqrt{1 + \htmlClass{sym-B}{0.5683}^{2}}\right) \\ &= 285.7\ \mathrm{kN} \cdot \mathrm{m} \end{aligned}\]Branch: \(\mathrm{stem} \leq 1\) held
AISC 360-22 F9-8
\[\begin{aligned} \htmlClass{sym-L_p}{L_{p}} &= 1.76 \cdot \htmlClass{sym-r_y2}{r_{y2}} \cdot \sqrt{\frac{\htmlClass{sym-E}{E}}{\htmlClass{sym-F_y}{F_{y}}}} \\ &= 1.76 \cdot \htmlClass{sym-r_y2}{46.6\ \mathrm{mm}} \cdot \sqrt{\frac{\htmlClass{sym-E}{200\ \mathrm{GPa}}}{\htmlClass{sym-F_y}{300\ \mathrm{MPa}}}} \\ &= 2.118\ \mathrm{m} \end{aligned}\]AISC 360-22 F9-9
\[\begin{aligned} \htmlClass{sym-L_r}{L_{r}} &= \frac{1.95 \cdot \frac{\htmlClass{sym-E}{E}}{\htmlClass{sym-F_y}{F_{y}}} \cdot \sqrt{\htmlClass{sym-I_y}{I_{y}} \cdot \htmlClass{sym-J}{J}}}{\htmlClass{sym-S_xt}{S_{\mathrm{xt}}}} \cdot \sqrt{\frac{2.36 \cdot \frac{\htmlClass{sym-F_y}{F_{y}}}{\htmlClass{sym-E}{E}} \cdot \htmlClass{sym-d_0}{d_{0}} \cdot \htmlClass{sym-S_xt}{S_{\mathrm{xt}}}}{\htmlClass{sym-J}{J}} + 1} \\ &= \frac{1.95 \cdot \frac{\htmlClass{sym-E}{200\ \mathrm{GPa}}}{\htmlClass{sym-F_y}{300\ \mathrm{MPa}}} \cdot \sqrt{\htmlClass{sym-I_y}{9.294 \times 10^{6}\ \mathrm{mm}^{4}} \cdot \htmlClass{sym-J}{176000\ \mathrm{mm}^{4}}}}{\htmlClass{sym-S_xt}{57800\ \mathrm{mm}^{3}}} \cdot \sqrt{\frac{2.36 \cdot \frac{\htmlClass{sym-F_y}{300\ \mathrm{MPa}}}{\htmlClass{sym-E}{200\ \mathrm{GPa}}} \cdot \htmlClass{sym-d_0}{102\ \mathrm{mm}} \cdot \htmlClass{sym-S_xt}{57800\ \mathrm{mm}^{3}}}{\htmlClass{sym-J}{176000\ \mathrm{mm}^{4}}} + 1} \\ &= 30.42\ \mathrm{m} \end{aligned}\]Branch: \(L_{y} \leq L_{p}\) did not hold
Branch: \(L_{y} \leq L_{r}\) held
AISC 360-22 F9-6
\[\begin{aligned} \htmlClass{sym-M_n2}{M_{n2}} &= \htmlClass{sym-M_n1}{M_{n1}} - \frac{\left(\htmlClass{sym-M_n1}{M_{n1}} - \htmlClass{sym-M_y}{M_{y}}\right) \cdot \left(\htmlClass{sym-L_y}{L_{y}} - \htmlClass{sym-L_p}{L_{p}}\right)}{\htmlClass{sym-L_r}{L_{r}} - \htmlClass{sym-L_p}{L_{p}}} \\ &= \htmlClass{sym-M_n1}{27.74\ \mathrm{kN} \cdot \mathrm{m}} - \frac{\left(\htmlClass{sym-M_n1}{27.74\ \mathrm{kN} \cdot \mathrm{m}} - \htmlClass{sym-M_y}{17.34\ \mathrm{kN} \cdot \mathrm{m}}\right) \cdot \left(\htmlClass{sym-L_y}{3000\ \mathrm{mm}} - \htmlClass{sym-L_p}{2.118\ \mathrm{m}}\right)}{\htmlClass{sym-L_r}{30.42\ \mathrm{m}} - \htmlClass{sym-L_p}{2.118\ \mathrm{m}}} \\ &= 27.42\ \mathrm{kN} \cdot \mathrm{m} \end{aligned}\]Branch: \(\mathrm{stem} \leq 1\) held
AISC 360-22 Table B4.1b case 12, legs of angles
\[\begin{aligned} \htmlClass{sym-lambda_p}{\lambda_{p}} &= 0.54 \cdot \sqrt{\frac{\htmlClass{sym-E}{E}}{\htmlClass{sym-F_y}{F_{y}}}} \\ &= 0.54 \cdot \sqrt{\frac{\htmlClass{sym-E}{200\ \mathrm{GPa}}}{\htmlClass{sym-F_y}{300\ \mathrm{MPa}}}} \\ &= 13.94 \end{aligned}\]AISC 360-22 Table B4.1b case 12, legs of angles
\[\begin{aligned} \htmlClass{sym-lambda_r}{\lambda_{r}} &= 0.91 \cdot \sqrt{\frac{\htmlClass{sym-E}{E}}{\htmlClass{sym-F_y}{F_{y}}}} \\ &= 0.91 \cdot \sqrt{\frac{\htmlClass{sym-E}{200\ \mathrm{GPa}}}{\htmlClass{sym-F_y}{300\ \mathrm{MPa}}}} \\ &= 23.5 \end{aligned}\]Branch: \(\lambda_{l} \leq \lambda_{p}\) held
AISC 360-22 F10.3(a), compact leg: does not apply
\[\begin{aligned} \htmlClass{sym-M_n3}{M_{n3}} &= 1 \cdot \htmlClass{sym-M_n1}{M_{n1}} \\ &= 1 \cdot \htmlClass{sym-M_n1}{27.74\ \mathrm{kN} \cdot \mathrm{m}} \\ &= 27.74\ \mathrm{kN} \cdot \mathrm{m} \end{aligned}\]AISC 360-22 F9, the lowest of the limit states
\[\begin{aligned} \htmlClass{sym-M_nx}{M_{\mathrm{nx}}} &= \min\left(\htmlClass{sym-M_n1}{M_{n1}}, \htmlClass{sym-M_n2}{M_{n2}}, \htmlClass{sym-M_n3}{M_{n3}}\right) \\ &= \min\left(\htmlClass{sym-M_n1}{27.74\ \mathrm{kN} \cdot \mathrm{m}}, \htmlClass{sym-M_n2}{27.42\ \mathrm{kN} \cdot \mathrm{m}}, \htmlClass{sym-M_n3}{27.74\ \mathrm{kN} \cdot \mathrm{m}}\right) \\ &= 27.42\ \mathrm{kN} \cdot \mathrm{m} \end{aligned}\]S16 Cl. 13.1 a), phi on the nominal strength
\[\begin{aligned} \htmlClass{sym-M_rx}{M_{\mathrm{rx}}} &= \htmlClass{sym-phi}{\phi} \cdot \htmlClass{sym-M_nx}{M_{\mathrm{nx}}} \\ &= \htmlClass{sym-phi}{0.9} \cdot \htmlClass{sym-M_nx}{27.42\ \mathrm{kN} \cdot \mathrm{m}} \\ &= 24.68\ \mathrm{kN} \cdot \mathrm{m} \end{aligned}\]S16 Cl. 13.9.1
\[\begin{aligned} \htmlClass{sym-I_a}{I_{a}} &= \frac{\htmlClass{sym-T_f}{T_{f}}}{\htmlClass{sym-T_r}{T_{r}}} + \frac{\htmlClass{sym-M_fx}{M_{\mathrm{fx}}}}{\htmlClass{sym-M_rx}{M_{\mathrm{rx}}}} \\ &= \frac{\htmlClass{sym-T_f}{50\ \mathrm{kN}}}{\htmlClass{sym-T_r}{1.156\ \mathrm{MN}}} + \frac{\htmlClass{sym-M_fx}{770\ \mathrm{N} \cdot \mathrm{m}}}{\htmlClass{sym-M_rx}{24.68\ \mathrm{kN} \cdot \mathrm{m}}} \\ &= 0.07447 \end{aligned}\]S16 Cl. 13.9.3 b), S at the compression fibre
\[\begin{aligned} \htmlClass{sym-I_b}{I_{b}} &= \frac{\htmlClass{sym-M_fx}{M_{\mathrm{fx}}}}{\htmlClass{sym-M_rx}{M_{\mathrm{rx}}}} - \frac{\htmlClass{sym-T_f}{T_{f}} \cdot \htmlClass{sym-S_xc}{S_{\mathrm{xc}}}}{\htmlClass{sym-M_rx}{M_{\mathrm{rx}}} \cdot \htmlClass{sym-A_0}{A_{0}}} \\ &= \frac{\htmlClass{sym-M_fx}{770\ \mathrm{N} \cdot \mathrm{m}}}{\htmlClass{sym-M_rx}{24.68\ \mathrm{kN} \cdot \mathrm{m}}} - \frac{\htmlClass{sym-T_f}{50\ \mathrm{kN}} \cdot \htmlClass{sym-S_xc}{141554\ \mathrm{mm}^{3}}}{\htmlClass{sym-M_rx}{24.68\ \mathrm{kN} \cdot \mathrm{m}} \cdot \htmlClass{sym-A_0}{4280\ \mathrm{mm}^{2}}} \\ &= -0.03581 \end{aligned}\]Questions
When is the stem in tension?
In a vertical brace, when the bolt gauge from the flange's face is at or below the centroid; above it, and always in a horizontal brace, the stem is in compression.
Is the net section checked?
No: T_r is the gross section's yield. Check the net section at the bolts with the connection.